MintyDocs Extension up to 1.39.x/1.42.x/1.43.1 on Mediawiki cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in MintyDocs Extension up to 1.39.x/1.42.x/1.43.1 on Mediawiki. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-53492. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MintyDocs Extension up to 1.39.x/1.42.x/1.43.1 on Mediawiki. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - MintyDocs Extension allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mediawiki - MintyDocs Extension: 1.39.X, 1.42.X, from 1.43.X before 1.43.2.

The weakness was presented by SomeRandomDeveloper. The advisory is shared at phabricator.wikimedia.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-53492 since 06/30/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.43.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-19735). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• MintyDocs Extension

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43.0
• 1.43.1

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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